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USAF – Inexpensive, Capable, Ground Attack Aircraft?

05/06/2017 by John Mueller

USAF – Inexpensive, Capable, Ground Attack Aircraft?

May 6, 2017: The U.S. Air Force, faced with tight budgets and overwhelming evidence that smart bombs and UAVs get the job done more effectively and cheaper than manned aircraft are looking at obtaining new version of Vietnam War era ground attack aircraft like the OV-10 and the A-1 Skyraider (nicknamed "Spad", after a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Military Power & National Security, US Military Hardware Tagged With: A-10 Warthog, F-16, National Defense, Reaper, US Armed Forces, USAF

The Next Generation F-15 Is Packed With Missiles

04/03/2017 by John Mueller

The Next Generation F-15 Is Packed With Missiles

A proposed upgrade for the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter now has a slick promotional video to show it off. The so-called Advanced Eagle, or F-15 2040C, would team up with fighters like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to take on numerically superior fleets of enemy aircraft. The U.S. Air Force has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, US Military Hardware Tagged With: F-15, National Defense, US Armed Forces, USAF

Mattis to Rebuild All Four Military Branches

02/08/2017 by John Mueller

Mattis to Rebuild All Four Military Branches

As a retired Marine Corps general officer, Secretary of Defense James Mattis knows firsthand that America's adversaries attempt to exploit American weakness, with the goal of making America pay a price. That's why Mattis intends to address emerging weaknesses and evident deficiencies in American defenses -- to avoid paying … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Military Power & National Security Tagged With: ARMY, Mattis, National Defense, NAVY, USAF, USMC

US Strikes Al-Qaida in Yemen on First 3 Days of Trump Presidency 

01/27/2017 by John Mueller

WASHINGTON — The United States conducted airstrikes against al-Qaida members in Yemen on the first three days of President Donald Trump's administration, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. The drone strikes occurred Jan. 20, 21 and 22 in the Bayda province of southwestern Yemen and killed five suspected terrorists with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Military Power & National Security Tagged With: Islam, National Defense, Trump, US Armed Forces, USAF

Trump Poised to Seek New Military Options for Defeating ISIS 

01/27/2017 by John Mueller

Trump Poised to Seek New Military Options for Defeating ISIS 

  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to ask the Pentagon for ways to accelerate the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, and officials said the options probably would include steps the Obama administration considered but never acted on, from adding significantly more U.S. troops to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Military Power & National Security Tagged With: ARMY, Islam, National Defense, NAVY, Russia Watch, Terrorism, Trump, US Armed Forces, USAF, USMC

NORAD Responds After Russian Bombers Zoom Around Japan 

01/27/2017 by John Mueller

NORAD Responds After Russian Bombers Zoom Around Japan 

A pair of Russian Tu-95 Bear nuclear-capable bombers flew around Japan on Tuesday, prompting the Japanese military to scramble fighter jets as the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) increased its threat posture, two U.S. defense officials revealed to Fox News. The Russian bombers stayed in international … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Military Power & National Security Tagged With: National Defense, Russia Watch, US Armed Forces, USAF

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Patton’s Christmas Prayer “Merciful Father, Grant Us Fair Weather for Battle”

December 1944. The Nazis were on the advance, punching through Allied lines in what was to become the Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945). The Germans' initial attack included … [Read More...]

No One Messes With America’s M1 Abrams Super Tank

The M1 Abrams main battle tank has been the mainstay of the U.S. Army’s armor branch for more than thirty years. Heavily armored, powered by a gas turbine engine and equipped with a powerful … [Read More...]

USAF – Inexpensive, Capable, Ground Attack Aircraft?

May 6, 2017: The U.S. Air Force, faced with tight budgets and overwhelming evidence that smart bombs and UAVs get the job done more effectively and cheaper than manned aircraft are looking at … [Read More...]

Naval Air: Medium vs. Large Carriers

Although the U.S. Navy carrier fleet has shrunk to ten CVN type 100,000 ton carriers, this is being made up somewhat by the construction of ten 41,000 ton LHD/LHA helicopter carriers that are capable … [Read More...]

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